Australia The Outback

Geographically contained by the continent’s more developed coasts, Australia’s Outback seems like the most infinite, empty place on earth. Every year, travelers and Aussies take on the Never-Never, looking for adventure or serious solitude. During the Dry, the Kimberley opens to those brave souls who dare to rumble along the rough Gibb River Road . In the Northern Territory, Kakadu National Park is the gateway to a world of thundering waterfalls, snapping crocs, and mystical beauty. The Aboriginal homeland of Arnhem Land may be the most well known Outback attraction. In Australia’s Red Centre, imposing Uluru (Ayers Rock) and its cousin Kata Tjuta keep watch over the rest of the Outback. Down in South Australia, Coober Pedy , the “Opal Capital of the World,” brings out the tough Down Under mentality—scorching temperatures force residents to carve out homes underground. The Nullarbor is an aptly-named stretch of empty plain. For travelers who don’t make it out of the east, Queensland’s outback mining towns and New South Wales’s Broken Hill represent the limits of Australia’s most-developed regions, offering just a taste of what lies beyond.

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